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Friday, June 15, 2012

Listen Up

Erica over at Blog Hoppin shared about developing listening skills in our kiddos.

Here are some ways I support listening in my class.

I Have/Who Has or Follow Me activities are such a hit with my students and you target content area learning while you are at it.

The basic guidelines involve giving one prompt card to each student. One student begins by stating "I Have ________ Who has ___________? Whoever has the answer to that prompt shares their card until you've looped around to all the cards.

"Finally! A book that teaches listening skills without taking valuable time away from content areas!

Listen Up Math gives students the opportunity to develop important skills in listening and following directions while they practice basics in math"

It's a reproducible activity book with step by step directions for what the teacher states. The students listen, follow, and do what is directed on their copy of the listening page.

My Zoom Around the Room game is a favorite too. Students race to answer a category type question. I use it for a quick time filler and always leave it in my sub plans for an additional resource as needed.